Grandpa Yun's bold declaration instantly made Chen Yang and Chen Liu the focus of everyone's attention.
However, after seeing how young the two of them were, they were even more convinced that Grandpa Yun was exaggerating.
Given Chen Yang's age, it's practically impossible for him to surpass the two prodigies, while Chen Liu clearly just meets the age requirement for the competition, or even lies about his age. Children's bodies differ greatly even by a few years, and what martial arts could someone so young know? Learning martial arts is just laying the foundation.
On the other side, Wang Feng was sitting with a man who looked to be about the same age as him.
The man was dressed in a white robe, his expression calm and gentle, yet he exuded an air of confident arrogance.
“Junior Brother Sha, this is the one I was talking about,” Wang Feng said with a half-smile.
The man beside him was his junior apprentice, Sha Rong.
Sha Rong smiled slightly and said, "No wonder he's so arrogant; it turns out he inherited it from his master."
"His talent is indeed remarkable. He was probably discovered by Grandpa Yunhua. He is definitely one of the best among his generation. It's a pity that his generation is dwindling in talent," Wang Feng commented.
"Senior brother, your talent is no less than his."
"Isn't it because you and Xiaolin have me completely under your thumb?" Wang Feng said dejectedly.
While they were discussing Chen Yang, on the other side of the square, a long-haired man was also watching Chen Yang. It was Xiao Lin.
"Xiaolin, are you interested in him? Your eyes are practically glued to him."
A beautiful young woman who looked to be around thirty years old said this next to Xiaolin.
“I’m quite interested,” Xiaolin replied.
The beautiful young woman pouted, showing displeasure, but she didn't offer any opinions, only muttering something under her breath.
"You never said you were interested in me when we were in bed, all you ever talk about is martial arts. You might as well marry a martial arts manual instead of me."
"What did you say?" Xiaolin looked at his wife with some confusion.
"It's nothing," the beautiful young woman replied with a smile.
"Oh," Xiao Lin replied casually, unaware of his wife's mournful gaze.
The martial arts competition began immediately after Grandpa Yun finished speaking, and the content of the first day's competition was what everyone was most concerned about.
Martial arts tournaments will eventually come down to the word "martial arts," but the initial content often changes.
"Please be patient, everyone. We are about to start the first round of the competition. This round will not be an elimination round, but a points-based round."
Those in the audience knew there would be special rules, so no one interrupted and they all listened patiently.
"The top ten players in the standings can directly advance to the semifinals. This will prevent those with the potential to reach the finals from clashing prematurely and eliminating top players."
The person in charge of hosting the event was very experienced and spoke fluently. Moreover, he still hadn't revealed the details of the competition.
"Alright, seeing how eager everyone is, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. Let me tell you about today's competition."
The host smiled slightly, seemingly with a hint of schadenfreude, and said, "Today, our competition is to rip off name tags!"
His words stunned everyone present, whether they understood or not.
Some older people, or those who don't follow celebrities and variety shows, don't know what tearing name tags is.
"Some people know what tearing name tags is, but our rules are a little different. Let me explain it simply: the rule is that everyone will have a name tag with their name on their back, and you get one point for tearing off someone else's name tag. But unlike the rules you all know, the person whose name tag is torn off can come back here to get a new name tag and rejoin the battle."
What about venue restrictions for the event?
"This area is within a one-kilometer radius of the center. We have already set up markers around it. Of course, if you want to go beyond this area, we may not be able to find you, but it will be very difficult to get points that way. Also, no injuries are allowed during the name tag ripping game. If an opponent is injured and unable to participate in subsequent matches, they will be disqualified."
"The activity lasts for four hours. For the first ten minutes, no attacking or tearing name tags is allowed. Name tags for different age groups are different colors, and you are not allowed to tear name tags or attack other groups. Okay, everyone come and get your name tags."
The rules are quite simple: just tear off your opponent's name tag. As for not seriously injuring your opponent, that's obvious.
After Chen Yang and Chen Liu each received their name tags, Chen Liu said to Chen Yang, "Dad, I'll do it myself. I can't expect you to take me to bully little kids."
Chen Yang nodded. That made sense. Other martial artists probably wouldn't be comfortable bringing their children to bully others. Even if adults brought their children, they would just let the children fight it out while the adults watched from the sidelines.
This isn't dangerous at all, so it's fine for Chen Liu to go on his own; it'll be a valuable experience for him. As for whether it's good training, that's another story.
Given Chen Liu's intelligence and abilities, this might really just be a game.
However, when Chen Yang looked around, he realized that he seemed to have misunderstood.
Everyone's eyes were subtly glancing in their direction, clearly directed at him.
Grandpa Yun's remarks just now have made him the target of public criticism.
I estimate that quite a few people want to see what level this champion, whom Grandpa Yun mentioned, is at.
Not only him, but Chen Liu also received the same treatment; all the young boys were watching Chen Liu.
These martial artists have always had a strong sense of self-esteem, which has been cultivated since childhood.
How could they possibly accept this, especially since Chen Yang and Chen Liu seemed to have no advantage whatsoever?
"Son, good luck to you. I'm off now," Chen Yang said to Chen Liu with a smile.
If that's the case, it will indeed be difficult for Chen Liu. However, Chen Yang isn't coming here with the attitude that his son must be number one; on the contrary, he'll find it amusing if Chen Liu loses.
Chen Liu Lao won first place, and he was very humble and not arrogant at all, because in his eyes, he never saw people his own age.
Chen Yang would be happy to give Chen Liu a good beating, even though these kids are older than Chen Liu, they should still pose a considerable threat to him.
As for Chen Yang himself, he wasn't really worried. What he needed to consider was how many points he should get so as not to seem too excessive.
Many people had their eyes on Chen Yang, and Chen Yang consciously controlled his speed so that those behind him could keep up.
A radius of one kilometer is quite large, enough for activities. Originally, there were only a little over a hundred people participating in the competition, and those who were recommended were all highly skilled.
This was a peak in Longhu Mountain, with a rather rugged terrain and dense vegetation, making progress difficult. However, Chen Yang had an exceptional understanding of the mountains and forests. He quickly managed to create distance between those following behind.
"Alright, it's about time to start hunting." Chen Yang checked the time; ten minutes had passed.
He turned around abruptly and looked at the people chasing after him.
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